Beelbi Creek discharges its tanin stained water across the sands of Hervey Bay, Queensland
The northern end of Toogoom, a western suburb of the city of Hervey Bay, is seen here on the pocket in the coastal meander.
The interaction of the sand flows, tidal currents of ebbs and flows and the flood discharges of Beelbi Creek is complex and ever changing in this relatively protected west coast of Hervey Bay.
Storm surges tend to approach from the north as Hervey Bay is open to the north. To the east is K'gari / Fraser Island. Along the east coast of K'gari / Fraser Island there is a northward longshore flow of sand, most of which ends up over the edge of the continental shelf. However there is considerable amounts of sand that are worked into Hervey Bay especially during storm season, some of which is transported to this coast at Toogoom.
The melaleuca swamps through which Beelbi Creek flows add tanin to the water. Melaleuca trees are often called teatrees because of the tea coloured water in which they grow.
Apart from all this geomorphology chat, the scene to me is a masterpiece of nature's artwork.
Beelbi Creek discharges its tanin stained water across the sands of Hervey Bay, Queensland
The northern end of Toogoom, a western suburb of the city of Hervey Bay, is seen here on the pocket in the coastal meander.
The interaction of the sand flows, tidal currents of ebbs and flows and the flood discharges of Beelbi Creek is complex and ever changing in this relatively protected west coast of Hervey Bay.
Storm surges tend to approach from the north as Hervey Bay is open to the north. To the east is K'gari / Fraser Island. Along the east coast of K'gari / Fraser Island there is a northward longshore flow of sand, most of which ends up over the edge of the continental shelf. However there is considerable amounts of sand that are worked into Hervey Bay especially during storm season, some of which is transported to this coast at Toogoom.
The melaleuca swamps through which Beelbi Creek flows add tanin to the water. Melaleuca trees are often called teatrees because of the tea coloured water in which they grow.
Apart from all this geomorphology chat, the scene to me is a masterpiece of nature's artwork.